US OBU Digital Product Manager

Takeda•Boston, MA

6d•$154,400 - $242,550•Hybrid

About The Position

As the OBU DD&T Product Manager, Associate Director, leads product initiatives across Takeda’s US Oncology Business Unit (OBU). This role is focused on customer needs, strategic product roadmap development, and go-to-market planning to ensure products support business priorities and advance Takeda’s mission. You will work closely with DD&T’s Product Lead and business stakeholders to understand their strategic imperatives and translate them into integrated product roadmaps that define how DD&T can enable their functional strategies. You will lead product initiatives within the Takeda portfolio and may lead multiple product owners in an effort to promote a unified vision. You will partner with US and Global OBU Patient Value & Access teams to shape and deliver the broader Data, Digital & Technology strategy and agenda. This role sits within the OBU & USBU DD&T organization and reports to the Head of Patient Services, Access & Medical Capabilities, USBU & OBU Data, Digital & Technology (DD&T).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business, Information Technology, or a related field. Advance degrees preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of Product Management experience in medical, access, digital, or a related field within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
Proven leadership experience managing globally distributed teams, working effectively in a matrix environment, and collaborating with senior leadership.
Experience executing projects using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, with hands-on experience using Jira requiring minimal guidance.
Advanced understanding of digital medical and access platforms including but not limited to Veeva and Salesforce Life Sciences.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior leadership, key stakeholders, and end users.
Demonstrated strategic thinking, including the ability to align digital product development with business priorities and communicate that strategy clearly.
US Perspective: Experience working within the US market with proven understanding of the Oncology space.
Travel up to 15%; international and domestic

Nice To Haves

Relationship Management: Strong relationship management skills with the ability to act as a bridge between technical teams and end users.
Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated ability to connect the bigger picture with defined objectives, ensuring that decisions and initiatives support impactful & sustainable success.
Problem Solving: Demonstrated ability to identify problems and develop innovative digital solutions.
Project Management: Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyze data and use insights to inform decision-making and product development.
Leadership Partnership: Proven ability to partner with leadership on leveraging digital and data solutions to inform and execute business strategies.

Responsibilities

Lead the strategy, design, development, and launch of complex CRM products, including hybrid hub and vendor-supported workflows.
Translate OBU business strategy into digital product roadmaps and solutions aligned to DD&T priorities, enterprise architecture, data standards, and operating model expectations.
Develop and maintain product vision, roadmap, priorities, scope, requirements, features, acceptance criteria, expected outcomes, and value measures in partnership with OBU business stakeholders and cross-functional DD&T teams.
Support prioritization and planning discussions by evaluating trade-offs, dependencies, risks, timelines, business impact, and value realization.
Manage stakeholder expectations regarding product priorities, delivery timelines, constraints, decisions, and outcomes.
Lead and guide Product Owners to ensure delivery is coordinated, usable, and aligned to shared product, platform, and business objectives.
Foster a product culture grounded in customer-centric thinking, transparency, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Act as the content authority for product features and support Agile Release Train planning, delivery alignment, system demos, and inspect-and-adapt activities.
Proactively understand business and technology needs across OBU Patient Services, Medical, Value Access, and Market Access, and help shape DD&T priorities.
Identify high-priority issues, assess customer and business impact, and partner with cross-functional teams to develop effective solutions.
Define KPIs and value measures to track product adoption, performance, business outcomes, and DD&T impact.
Partner across business, technology, data, analytics, architecture, and platform teams to deliver measurable value while ensuring adherence to governance, architecture, data, and delivery standards.
Collaborate with the US OBU Business Partner and Global OBU Medical & Access Business Partner to create synergy across the OBU portfolio and support pipeline acceleration.
Partner with the USBU Product team to identify shared Salesforce platform opportunities, reduce duplication, improve scalability, and strengthen platform-level synergies.
Explore emerging trends, technologies, and innovation opportunities to support high-value digital and data proof-of-concepts and strategic use cases.